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obama's comments angered republicans. so i think they're back in the negotiating room, republicans pushing harder on the spending cuts side. that's what we've seen through the the day. >> ali, based on my years of covering washington, the longer there's no final vote in the senate and house, the more likely this whole thing could collapse. >> yeah. gives everybody a chance to think it through. this is kind of the contradiction in this whole thing. when you think back to the debt ceiling deal, you think back to the government shutdown. these are all eleventh hour deals. we've become accustomed to doing things before the deadline. there's some sense of urgency. what you've heard throughout the day is we don't like that the white house, that they're moving toward a higher threshold on taxes. the longer it doesn't get done, the more people say let's take a harder line yet. i like you wolf, we're going to sit here until it happens. i'm not sure it's going to happen. there are still some remarkable philosophical differences. a
obama's comments angered republicans. so i think they're back in the negotiating room, republicans pushing harder on the spending cuts side. that's what we've seen through the the day. >> ali, based on my years of covering washington, the longer there's no final vote in the senate and house, the more likely this whole thing could collapse. >> yeah. gives everybody a chance to think it through. this is kind of the contradiction in this whole thing. when you think back to the debt...
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what jonathan wrote why is obama caving on tacks? the discouraging thing about the fiscal cliff negotiations is not that they have gone into the eleventh hour. it's that president obama has retreated on his hard line on taxes. obama may think his conciliatory approach has helped avoid economic chaos. instead, he is courting it." i want to go right to jimmy williams because you have been a senate staffer. you understand how this thing works. why would the white house even bother to increase from 250,000 to 400,000. they don't really have to. they're winning this fives fight. >> the only people that actually care whether or not the threshold is 250,000 to 400,000 are these people that are going to vote on it. nobody else really cares. all they really care is that you get a deal. these people are sitting at ground zero. these snores, these liberals. i'm a liberal. i don't care what the thereby hold is. i don't give a damn if it's a million. i just want them to get a deal or go over the cliff, but somebody just make up your mind up on ca
what jonathan wrote why is obama caving on tacks? the discouraging thing about the fiscal cliff negotiations is not that they have gone into the eleventh hour. it's that president obama has retreated on his hard line on taxes. obama may think his conciliatory approach has helped avoid economic chaos. instead, he is courting it." i want to go right to jimmy williams because you have been a senate staffer. you understand how this thing works. why would the white house even bother to increase...
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mcconnell essentially gave up trying to negotiate with senate majority leader harry reid. now said to be reasonably close together on income tax rates though republicans want to use the additional money to cut the deficit and democrats to soften spending cuts. california senator barbara boxer made clear this morning she is not looking for perfection. >> i wanted to add at least a cautiously optimistic note i am hopeful we will get something done and i think if we do, and if it's fair, fair enough, we should get our country off this cliff. >> reporter: boxer says she is willing to move up the income protected from tax hikes but her bottom line is extending unemployment benefits. she says that is good for the economy and fair for the many people who still can't find work. uma? uma: wendell, is it true that some family's taxes will rise whether or not there's a deal. >>reporter: it looks like the only real question is where that income level is. the cuttoff. vice president biden, mcconnell, said to be about $100,000 apart with biden willing to preserve tax cuts for families m
mcconnell essentially gave up trying to negotiate with senate majority leader harry reid. now said to be reasonably close together on income tax rates though republicans want to use the additional money to cut the deficit and democrats to soften spending cuts. california senator barbara boxer made clear this morning she is not looking for perfection. >> i wanted to add at least a cautiously optimistic note i am hopeful we will get something done and i think if we do, and if it's fair,...
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i mean, we're all focused on these sort of semi-secret negotiations. remember, that's what a magician does when they want you to look in the wrong place. what are we not looking at? $1 trillion of obama care taxes begin in january. that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. we're looking at an avalanche of regulations that were drawn up in the first four years of the obama administration, but then conveniently only beginning to be made public after the president's job was secure. his job is secure. now yours may not be, because hundreds of billions of dollars in regulatory costs are hitting the economy. look at what epa and others are doing. >> right. but grover, speaking of magicianship, you appear to be doing that right now. it looks like rates will increase. that technically is not a good thing for you and your pledge. >> it's a very bad thing for the economy, because what they're talking about is some -- allowing the rates to go back up, not just back up. remember, we go back -- the bush tax cuts disappear and
i mean, we're all focused on these sort of semi-secret negotiations. remember, that's what a magician does when they want you to look in the wrong place. what are we not looking at? $1 trillion of obama care taxes begin in january. that's not even part of the fiscal cliff. that's in addition to the fiscal cliff. we're looking at an avalanche of regulations that were drawn up in the first four years of the obama administration, but then conveniently only beginning to be made public after the...
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said he's not going to negotiate on the debt limit and white house aides tell me he's serious about it. what are you going to do when the debt limit rises in a couple of months, you want to negotiate on that and he says, sorry. >> i find it interesting that tim geithner says the debt limit is up at the end of the year. really? throw that one out. he voted not to let president bush have the right to raise the debt limit. i think this is a check and balance that we need to have 234 congress. i don't think he's going to get his way on that. i think the speaker did -- >> do you think he will buckle and negotiate? >> he's going to have to because he needs that. and i think that does provide leverage in the congress. it is ugly and i don't want to go through it again,=/$fnñ"3g-u our thanks to congresswoman capito and congressman meeks. >> i think you have an opportunity while you're there to negotiate all this yourself. you could play the role of -- anyway, comments, questions about anything you see here on squawk, send us an e-mail. >> the fiscal cliff, what would a new tax plan mean f
said he's not going to negotiate on the debt limit and white house aides tell me he's serious about it. what are you going to do when the debt limit rises in a couple of months, you want to negotiate on that and he says, sorry. >> i find it interesting that tim geithner says the debt limit is up at the end of the year. really? throw that one out. he voted not to let president bush have the right to raise the debt limit. i think this is a check and balance that we need to have 234...
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time for a look at who is talking and the fiscal cliff negotiations that's what president obama is talking about this morning. >> the president spoke to nbc's meet the press about the urgency for congress to act and placed the blame on republicans. >> we have been talking to the republicans ever since the election was over. they have had trouble saying yes to a number of repeated offers. yesterday i had another meeting with the leadership and i suggested if they want kant to a comprehensive package let's at minimum make sure people's taxes don't go up and 2 million people don't lose unemployment insurance. i was optimistic yesterday but we don't see an agreement now the pressure is on congress to produce. if they don't what i have said is in the senate we should introduce legislation that would make sure middle class taxes stay where they are. >> donald trump will react to the current state of the negotiations at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> time now for your 5@5:00. the top five stories making news at this hour and a fox news alert. she was supposed to be back on the job this week but hillary c
time for a look at who is talking and the fiscal cliff negotiations that's what president obama is talking about this morning. >> the president spoke to nbc's meet the press about the urgency for congress to act and placed the blame on republicans. >> we have been talking to the republicans ever since the election was over. they have had trouble saying yes to a number of repeated offers. yesterday i had another meeting with the leadership and i suggested if they want kant to a...
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house speaker john boehner said, quote, americans elected president obama to lead, not cast blame. the president's comments to be are ironic as a theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anyone that requires him to stand up to his own party. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to george w. bush, debby dingle from mish michigan to talk about us. deb y the timing of the president's interview seems a bit like taunting. was that the point or something else? >> i don't think it was taunting and i think you continue to see the president throughout the day say we've do the to try to negotiate to get ourself an answer. he has worked and worked with republicans trying to find a solution. i think everybody agrees, i pray everybody agrees, democrats and republicans alike, that not solving this and doing over the fiscal cliff is not an option. that means everybody has to give. etches stating a -- he was stating a fact and reinforced all day today he's working towards finding a solution. >> brad, are the republicans having a sour grapes because they didn't take to the airw
house speaker john boehner said, quote, americans elected president obama to lead, not cast blame. the president's comments to be are ironic as a theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anyone that requires him to stand up to his own party. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to george w. bush, debby dingle from mish michigan to talk about us. deb y the timing of the president's interview seems a bit like taunting. was that the point or something else? >> i don't...
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the critical comments from president obama in a critical stage in these negotiations, certainly seem to hit a nerve. a spokesman for senator mitch mcconnell says while the president was tapingly those remark, senator mcconnell was trying to bring republicans and democrats together on a solution. the spokesman notes, discussions continue. if senator mcconnell and harry reid can reach a deal in the next couple of hours, leading senate republican notes there is no guarantee it will pass both the house and the senate. >> if mcconnell can't get 60% of us to vote for this deal, it will be hard for boehner to get it through the house. i want to vote for it even though i won't like it because the country has a lot at stake. >> among the republican krengs any revenue generated by a potential deal, they would like to see it come do paying down the deficit, not new government spending. shannon? >> how confident are the "cook's essentialsal" democrats about the ability to get this done? >> reporter: congressional democrats do not sound over confident. they recognize this is a heavy lift between
the critical comments from president obama in a critical stage in these negotiations, certainly seem to hit a nerve. a spokesman for senator mitch mcconnell says while the president was tapingly those remark, senator mcconnell was trying to bring republicans and democrats together on a solution. the spokesman notes, discussions continue. if senator mcconnell and harry reid can reach a deal in the next couple of hours, leading senate republican notes there is no guarantee it will pass both the...
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. >> reporter: president obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> reporter: if sunday's negotiations don't pan out, the president said he's ready to propose his own scaled-back bill that would block tax increases for all but the wealthy. and preserve expiring unemployment benefits. with the deficit ticking ever higher, patience is wearing thin. >> for those of us who invest in the stock market, it's disgusting to watch them jockey around with our money. >> reporter: missing in all the last-minute negotiations is talk of the $1.2 trillion of mandatory spending cuts scheduled to go into affect today. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> former president george h.w. bush is 88 years old and sent to the hospital last month in houston. he was moved into intensive care december 23rd after developing a fever. doctors say he was -- his condition is improving and he was moved to a regular room yesterday and is in good spirits. >>> looks like plastic shopping bags m
. >> reporter: president obama insists his plan on the table is fair and includes plenty of cuts to government spending. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> reporter: if sunday's negotiations don't pan out, the president said he's ready to propose his own scaled-back bill that would block tax increases for all but the wealthy. and preserve expiring unemployment benefits. with the deficit ticking ever higher, patience is wearing thin....
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right now, negotiations going on behind closed doors. this while president obama has joined leaders in it both parties to make the case to the american people by appearing on the morning public affairs programs this morning. both sides pitching their proposals. but at this late point, some say any chance that congress has of averting the fiscal cliff will take serious late night legislative wrangling. good morning. i'm eric shawn. i'm heather childers in for jamie colby. without a deal the countdown to 2013 also a countdown to smaller pay checks for nearly all americans as the fiscal cliff tax hikes are set to take a bigger bite and the military facing serious cutbacks along with other federal programs that millions of americans count on. >> ed henry live at the white house with the latest on the negotiations. ed, we are really getting down to the wire. what did the president say this morning and will that make a difference? >> good morning, eric. part of what he was doing was putting the onus on republicans. this s his first sunday morn
right now, negotiations going on behind closed doors. this while president obama has joined leaders in it both parties to make the case to the american people by appearing on the morning public affairs programs this morning. both sides pitching their proposals. but at this late point, some say any chance that congress has of averting the fiscal cliff will take serious late night legislative wrangling. good morning. i'm eric shawn. i'm heather childers in for jamie colby. without a deal the...
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we should have a rational negotiant. -- negotiation. i think senator reid should get a vote for congress. that is about all have to say. host: patrick from montgomery, alabama. a republican from indiana and incoming republican freshman class president was on with us on a "newsmakers." i want to play you a piece of him talking about the involvement of newly elected members. >> how involved are new elected members? a house republican conference has been holding conference calls. are you guys on the calls? or do you guys not get anything until january 23? >> it varies. we are not on every conference call. we were certainly there while you were there for orientation in the first part of december. we have been briefed on many of the policy proposals. we are being kept abreast, but i would tell you, it is not quite like being a member of congress. host: that was congressman select "master. -- luke messer. we are taking your calls this morning and facebook messages. patricia rights in -- i want to go to don on the republican line from californ
we should have a rational negotiant. -- negotiation. i think senator reid should get a vote for congress. that is about all have to say. host: patrick from montgomery, alabama. a republican from indiana and incoming republican freshman class president was on with us on a "newsmakers." i want to play you a piece of him talking about the involvement of newly elected members. >> how involved are new elected members? a house republican conference has been holding conference calls....
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gregg. >> arthel: if negotiations fail or lawmakers don't like a final deal, president obama wants to move forward with a plan c. what's in that? >> it would focus on three key areas. keeping the tax cuts for those making $250,000 a year or less, extending unemployment benefits and delayed dramatic spending cuts until later next year. president obama says the u.s. cannot afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> fortunately congress can prevent it from happening if they act right now. i just had a good and constructive discussion with senate and house leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class. i'm optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. >> the wild card is figuring out what it will take to get a final deal to pass in the house of representatives. they return tomorrow, probably around when we find out if the top two senators reached an agreement. >> gregg: mike emmanuel live in washington. thanks very much. be sure to watch fox news sunday tomorrow. chris wallace talks fiscal cliff with u.s. sen
gregg. >> arthel: if negotiations fail or lawmakers don't like a final deal, president obama wants to move forward with a plan c. what's in that? >> it would focus on three key areas. keeping the tax cuts for those making $250,000 a year or less, extending unemployment benefits and delayed dramatic spending cuts until later next year. president obama says the u.s. cannot afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> fortunately congress can prevent it from...
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obama. host: and what does this have to do with the senate negotiating a fiscal of deal? caller: let me tell you something. if you go to the website listed on the left and upper side, united states -- each tax coming out of each state is going towards the or. -- war. i believe all of these politicians, mayors, governors should take a half cut pay to pay down the deficit. host: we are going to move on to darwin on the line for independents. caller: it is like the pentelikon, back in 1968 i was even fighting with the pentagon over budgets. you always had to have everything kept the same. nobody was going to change anything because next year there were going to pop everything by 10%. they told you got to worry because you would get 10% more. that goes all the way back to 1968. they just keep dwelling on one thing over and over again. i would like to know from the boston globe or the herald is asking for pictures of -- host: let's move on to del on the line for democrats. caller: this is an outrage that they cannot tax the wealthy by an additional 4%. this is the lowest tax r
obama. host: and what does this have to do with the senate negotiating a fiscal of deal? caller: let me tell you something. if you go to the website listed on the left and upper side, united states -- each tax coming out of each state is going towards the or. -- war. i believe all of these politicians, mayors, governors should take a half cut pay to pay down the deficit. host: we are going to move on to darwin on the line for independents. caller: it is like the pentelikon, back in 1968 i was...
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issued a statement on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. he called a meeting good and constructive and said that harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work out a bipartisan bill this weekend. if no agreement can be reached, like harryt obama would reid to present a bill. the president spoke from the white house briefing room. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the past couple of months, i have been working with leaders of both parties to try to forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit, a balanced plan that would cut spending in a responsible way but also ask wealthy americans to pay more and protect our middle-class and everyone striving to get into the middle class. i want to get this done. it is the right thing to do for our families, businesses, and our economy, but the hour for immediate action is here. it is now. we are at the point where in four days every american's tax rates are scheduled to go up by law. every americans' paychecks will get considerably smaller. that would be the wrong thing to do fo
issued a statement on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. he called a meeting good and constructive and said that harry reid and mitch mcconnell will try to work out a bipartisan bill this weekend. if no agreement can be reached, like harryt obama would reid to present a bill. the president spoke from the white house briefing room. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the past couple of months, i have been working with leaders of both parties to try to forge an agreement that would...
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president obama has said, he said yesterday that if those leaders and those congressional negotiators cannot figure out how to compromise, then is he going to tell the senate just to vote anyways because he thinks with an up or down vote, senators with a support the plan that is already out there. the main hold up with the deal so far has been a fight over who should be classified as rich. democrats want to start letting tax cuts expire for anyone making more than $250,000. many republicans though want that number to go up to at least $400,000 a year. they think that's a better threshold. but, still, the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell thinks things are heading in the right direction. top administration officials say senator mcconnell has pledged to work closely with harry reid, the majority leader in the senate. we will see how that works out very soon since their deadline is monday at midnight. back to you. >> dave: are you optimistic, peter? >> cautiously. it seems for the first time in weeks the body language and the tone of the leaders leaving the meeting. the members we h
president obama has said, he said yesterday that if those leaders and those congressional negotiators cannot figure out how to compromise, then is he going to tell the senate just to vote anyways because he thinks with an up or down vote, senators with a support the plan that is already out there. the main hold up with the deal so far has been a fight over who should be classified as rich. democrats want to start letting tax cuts expire for anyone making more than $250,000. many republicans...
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[inaudible] >> tonight, the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. we will show you remarks from president obama at the white house and senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. first, an update on where negotiations stand after the meeting between president and congressional leaders at the white house. >> steven dennis joins us from the role call as a white house reporter. stephen, how did the meeting between the president and congressional leaders go? >> i think it was a meeting where they may be set the framework for getting a short- term deal to avert tax increases for most americans, extend unemployment benefits, and maybe take care of a few other small things. at this point, it is a race against the clock and it is up to harry reid and mitch mcconnell and the senate to see if they can have a bipartisan compromise. the president said if he cannot come up with something in the next couple days, he wants harry reid to bring a bill to the floor that would do with the president wants to do, which is tax increases, ex
[inaudible] >> tonight, the latest on the fiscal cliff negotiations in washington. we will show you remarks from president obama at the white house and senate majority leader harry reid and mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. first, an update on where negotiations stand after the meeting between president and congressional leaders at the white house. >> steven dennis joins us from the role call as a white house reporter. stephen, how did the meeting between the president and...
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president obama has an odd negotiating style. if you get near negotiation deal he raises the anti. that is what he did. everyone was optimistic in november how soon they would get a deal and agree on one. he comes in after thig with a brand new offer he wants another, another stimulus package. money for a housing program. deal with debt limit. >> so both could go back to white house and the president would say no, i want more? >> that is what he did in 2011. that broke up the deal with boehner back then. the $4 trillion. no i need more in houses. >> the stakes are higher now charles. >> the president staked his ground today. not going to back out. if the republicans agree. what mcconnell will do, as he negotiates the limit to pay higher taxes, he will check with boehner and say if it's at this level give me 50 republicans. i would pass. >> quickly, the democrats give up nothing? >> if today is the deal, obama and the democrats won. if you look at people getting what they want. you know, who knows what will happen? in the next 24 hours. it's possible, look a lot of liberals upset if
president obama has an odd negotiating style. if you get near negotiation deal he raises the anti. that is what he did. everyone was optimistic in november how soon they would get a deal and agree on one. he comes in after thig with a brand new offer he wants another, another stimulus package. money for a housing program. deal with debt limit. >> so both could go back to white house and the president would say no, i want more? >> that is what he did in 2011. that broke up the deal...
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so obama -- as the one guy in this town that wants a deal more than anyone. on the other hand, he's probably the guy that purely political benefits the most after january 3rd satisfy in a stronger negotiating position. he'll also have, remember, a few more democrats in the house and in the senate. so the white house will be strengthened after this happens. but a lot of people in the white house and treasury department don't want that to happen because they think the markets may freak out. already the markets are reacting to the news within the last hour. yesterday the markets dipped a little bit on reid's comments in the senate. so they are worried about the economy. i think purely politically, obama will be strengthened once we go over. >> ryan lizza, thank very much. it's going to be an interesting couple of days. >> yeah, it sure is. >> thanks, ryan. >>> weapons of war on the streets of los angeles. details of a shocking find in a gun buyback program. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth i
so obama -- as the one guy in this town that wants a deal more than anyone. on the other hand, he's probably the guy that purely political benefits the most after january 3rd satisfy in a stronger negotiating position. he'll also have, remember, a few more democrats in the house and in the senate. so the white house will be strengthened after this happens. but a lot of people in the white house and treasury department don't want that to happen because they think the markets may freak out....
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negotiation. he's going into this white house meeting saying, give us your proposal, let us see what you want to do, we will be willing to look at whatever you present. the potential problem is what the white house will present is something they are presented before that senator mcconnell has said no to. either the white house will get more creative so that they will have something host: they can look at this photograph of the democratic leader harry reid in the "new york times, returning to the u.s. capitol. his shadow. what's the relationship between harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: it's hard to tell. the rhetoric on the senate floor can be pretty tough. they call each other my dear friend whenever you want them on the c-span channels, but i think they both are in a frustrating position. senator harry reid does not have more than 60 members, so we cannot block a filibuster but senator mcconnell is adept at applying in cases where he'd want to block legislation. but i think they both have r
negotiation. he's going into this white house meeting saying, give us your proposal, let us see what you want to do, we will be willing to look at whatever you present. the potential problem is what the white house will present is something they are presented before that senator mcconnell has said no to. either the white house will get more creative so that they will have something host: they can look at this photograph of the democratic leader harry reid in the "new york times, returning...
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the gallup poll does show that president obama is in the mid-50s when it comes to his polling ratings on how he's handling the fiscal cliff. republicans in congress are in the mid-20s. >> that's right, there's no question about that, tremont. obama has done a much better job of positioning himself to take advantage of the fiscal cliff. he has painted republicans is only caring about their millionaire and billionaire friends. taking hostage the people of america. you have steny hoyer saying that republicans want to take children hostage and threatened to shoot them. this is vilifying republicans and it has been incredibly effective. in the short term, absolutely, the president is set to take advantage of this. tax increases, massive tax reductions to the military. republicans really stand and the notion is appalling about who wins, but the republicans win because the economy is going to go out yet another fiscal cliff. george w. bush is not the president. obama is the president, he is not putting forth proposals to work with republicans. he will have to take ownership of this. they nee
the gallup poll does show that president obama is in the mid-50s when it comes to his polling ratings on how he's handling the fiscal cliff. republicans in congress are in the mid-20s. >> that's right, there's no question about that, tremont. obama has done a much better job of positioning himself to take advantage of the fiscal cliff. he has painted republicans is only caring about their millionaire and billionaire friends. taking hostage the people of america. you have steny hoyer...
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negotiation. he's going into this white house meeting saying, give us your proposal, let us see what you want to do, we will be willing to look at whatever you present. the potential problem is what the white house will present is something they are presented before that senator mcconnell has said no to. either the white house will get more creative so that they will have something host: they can look at this photograph of the democratic leader harry reid in the "new york times, returning to the u.s. capitol. his shadow. what's the relationship between harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: it's hard to tell. the rhetoric on the senate floor can be pretty tough. they call each other my dear friend whenever you want them on the c-span channels, but i think they both are in a frustrating position. senator harry reid does not have more than 60 members, so we cannot block a filibuster but senator mcconnell is adept at applying in cases where he'd want to block legislation. but i think they both have r
negotiation. he's going into this white house meeting saying, give us your proposal, let us see what you want to do, we will be willing to look at whatever you present. the potential problem is what the white house will present is something they are presented before that senator mcconnell has said no to. either the white house will get more creative so that they will have something host: they can look at this photograph of the democratic leader harry reid in the "new york times, returning...
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he should arrive there capable of negotiating from tomorrow. chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us with the latest. john, i mean, how optimistic can we be? this market is not falling out of bed as the clock ticks down. >> you know, i think everybody's counting on the holiday mood changing somewhat the tenor of the negotiations in combination with the fact that the republican position has kind of collapsed, with the collapse of plan b. the speaker tried to stake out a position in contrast to the president's. he couldn't get votes within his caucus for that. and so the republicans are getting weaker by the day. if they decide to wait until after january 1st, when all the tax rates go up, i think many republican members of congress think it's inevitable they're going to give in at that point, so the question is, do you want to drag this out, do you want to take the punishment, or the blame for a market sell-off that would occur if we didn't have a deal by the end of the year? i think all those factors, plus the idea of a mini deal t
he should arrive there capable of negotiating from tomorrow. chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us with the latest. john, i mean, how optimistic can we be? this market is not falling out of bed as the clock ticks down. >> you know, i think everybody's counting on the holiday mood changing somewhat the tenor of the negotiations in combination with the fact that the republican position has kind of collapsed, with the collapse of plan b. the speaker tried to stake out a...
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fall apart with president obama last week, so we're waiting for this proposal to see kind of what shape it takes. the white house wants those bush era tax cuts on the first quarter million dollars of earnings to be preserved, that's what the white house has been pushing. it's unclear if that is going to be the proposal that harry reid puts out, if maybe it will go higher in order to get some republican support. we don't know at this point and we understand talking to sources, to democratic sources, drew, that even though the senate is reconvening on thursday, it may be a couple more days before we see proposal as they try to not only get republican support but build pressure on the house. they will move the unveiling of their proposal as close to the new year as possible to essentially say here is our proposal, assuming they get it through the senate, here is our propos proposal, what we passed, you have to take it up or the fiscal cliff we're about to go over we're going to blame you for it, drew. >> brianna, do you know how closely senator reid and his staff are working with the white
fall apart with president obama last week, so we're waiting for this proposal to see kind of what shape it takes. the white house wants those bush era tax cuts on the first quarter million dollars of earnings to be preserved, that's what the white house has been pushing. it's unclear if that is going to be the proposal that harry reid puts out, if maybe it will go higher in order to get some republican support. we don't know at this point and we understand talking to sources, to democratic...
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he talked about president obama's reelection, the war in iraq, and the fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. for more information about the national press club, a visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to the program through our national institutes, please visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our members, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today. our table includes guest of our speaker and working journalists who are members of the press club. if you hear applause, we would note that members of the general public are attending. it is not necessarily a lack of journalistic conductivity. i would also like to welcome our c-span and public radio audiences. our lunches are also featured on our weekly podcaster on the national press club. you can also follow on twitter using #npclunch. i will ask as many questions as time permits. now i would like to introduce our guest and i would ask of you to stand is your name is announced. from your right, michael phelps, publisher and ceo of the washington examiner. doris, president and ed
he talked about president obama's reelection, the war in iraq, and the fiscal cliff. this is one hour and 10 minutes. for more information about the national press club, a visit our web site, www.press.org. to donate to the program through our national institutes, please visit press.org/institute. on behalf of our members, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today. our table includes guest of our speaker and working journalists who are members of the press club. if...
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i am the guy that negotiated the child safety lock arrangement with bill clinton. there are things we can do and do now rather than debate endlessly over the things that divide us instead of moving forward on the many things that we're already in agreement on. >> you were -- when you worked for the nra, you were its political director. >> regional political director. >> regardless, you knew a lot about its clout in politics. do you in all candor think that the nra has the kind of clout it did back in the '90s when were you involved in those really high-proo file debates, for like safety locks, assault bans and so on. >> when i did the chaft safety lo locks, i was representing the nra. it's not about clout. what the nra does so well is organize and motivate their people to get out in elections. arguing against what they do, you are arguing against democracy. we're in this fight together, instead of dwighting america, let's come together for a change. we can. >> i want to talk a little more about the proposal that wayne la pierre made too put armed police officers in
i am the guy that negotiated the child safety lock arrangement with bill clinton. there are things we can do and do now rather than debate endlessly over the things that divide us instead of moving forward on the many things that we're already in agreement on. >> you were -- when you worked for the nra, you were its political director. >> regional political director. >> regardless, you knew a lot about its clout in politics. do you in all candor think that the nra has the kind...
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plus president obama is spending his hole why holiday with hopes for a change in the fiscal cliff negotiations. which will have an update on the status. >> let's go all side. here is a pitcher from the san mateo bridge. there is a lot rain still outside. it has been soaking the bay area. >> how is it going outside the janu? >> my drive in was really wet. we are starting to see a dry break for the north bay. this is for santa rosa and petaluma. we're still dealing with wet weather. it is certainly increasing in intensity. you can see moderate and downpours in sunnyvale. there are light showers will berkeley and oakland. then and valleys are still dealing with some moderate downpours for dublin. here is a look outside. you can still see there are still somewhat road ways. there will be heavy morning rain for tomorrow. >> we do have a strong system that is coming our way. there will be gusty winds drop the afternoon. into the week it will be a dry start but we do have more showers for the rest of the weekend. i will tell you about this for my next forecast. >> we do have good news for travelers.
plus president obama is spending his hole why holiday with hopes for a change in the fiscal cliff negotiations. which will have an update on the status. >> let's go all side. here is a pitcher from the san mateo bridge. there is a lot rain still outside. it has been soaking the bay area. >> how is it going outside the janu? >> my drive in was really wet. we are starting to see a dry break for the north bay. this is for santa rosa and petaluma. we're still dealing with wet...
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what you think about the fiscal cliff negotiations? caller: he why think it is a rough time for president obama. and when they came in office, they had the republicans signed a contract. times were better. as time goes on, you have to change. no one expected that we were going to hit this cliff until it was after the next election happened, and they continued to get worse as we went along. host: the senate is in next week. the house is gone. caller: they should stay and do their job. i watch c-span a lot. you see that the senate stays in a lot. quorum call. i have never seen anybody sit there were you just pay people to sit. host: we are going to move on to new jersey, the republican line. what do you think? caller: i think they should look at the politicians and see how much money they are making. i have to work every day. host: where would you draw the tax cut line, or would you? have $1 million? $400,000? caller: may be $500,000. if you have to go back to, cut the spending. these politicians are making a lot of money. you do not see
what you think about the fiscal cliff negotiations? caller: he why think it is a rough time for president obama. and when they came in office, they had the republicans signed a contract. times were better. as time goes on, you have to change. no one expected that we were going to hit this cliff until it was after the next election happened, and they continued to get worse as we went along. host: the senate is in next week. the house is gone. caller: they should stay and do their job. i watch...
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does the negotiations between president obama and speaker john boehner continue, and perhaps he brings up legislation on the house floor that does not have a majority of the house gop conference? probably not going to do that. i have been informed that they would like to have a sort of basement of 120 votes before they put anything on the floor. >> let me stop you right there, because that's such an important point. what you are saying is they're still committed to basically the hastert rule that they need a majority of majority of republicans. >> as of right now that's the indication is they would like a majority of a majority of republicans before moving forward, so -- >> let's bring in your -- i want to bring in your discussion with communications director of the white house last night, dan phiffer. he said this is all proof of how hard it is for the gop to raise taxes under any circumstances, and you added, i think for rhetorical flare, the ghost of reagan would have trouble getting 216, and white house communications director dan phiffer replied to you, luke, and he said that's wh
does the negotiations between president obama and speaker john boehner continue, and perhaps he brings up legislation on the house floor that does not have a majority of the house gop conference? probably not going to do that. i have been informed that they would like to have a sort of basement of 120 votes before they put anything on the floor. >> let me stop you right there, because that's such an important point. what you are saying is they're still committed to basically the hastert...
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states, barack obama, and the speaker of the house, john data. i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the president hu has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i cannot think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going -- the president has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going to vote on will be passed. we believe mr. bennett has made some bold steps in working -- mr. boehner has made some bold steps in working to make sure we cannot go over the fiscal cliff. -- do not cool over the fiscal cliff. the actions he ha
states, barack obama, and the speaker of the house, john data. i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up...
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they negotiate to fight this obama if guy. i think it was stolen by massive voter fraud in the swing states. they totally snub ron paul and lost all those potential votes. that's my opinion and i hope we get rid of boehner. host: if it's not boehner, who would be the leader you would look for the speaker of the house? caller: i'd want to here what rush limbaugh or grover nor quist would say about that. host: grover said earlier in the week they did not consider this plan b to allow tax rates to rise for those making a million or more. that the americans for tax reform did not consider that going against the tax pledge. let's go to democratic caller. go ahead. caller: good evening sir. i'm an american citizen. i'm young. i'm only 24 and i've been watching c-span over the past few months. avend basically i'm going to get into saying something that we as american citizens, yes we have freedom of speech. but we have no right to publicly dishonor the president or the speaker of the house, whether they be democrat or republican, it
they negotiate to fight this obama if guy. i think it was stolen by massive voter fraud in the swing states. they totally snub ron paul and lost all those potential votes. that's my opinion and i hope we get rid of boehner. host: if it's not boehner, who would be the leader you would look for the speaker of the house? caller: i'd want to here what rush limbaugh or grover nor quist would say about that. host: grover said earlier in the week they did not consider this plan b to allow tax rates to...
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in order to up his negotiating leverage with president obama. that is why they have this plan "b" out there right now. if he can get the troops to say we have a plan "b," here is what is -- we are unified in support of. then he can say to the white house, we have a plan. even say to the senate you guys should consider this. i think the argue in the part is two years ago, something similar was supported by many democrats in the senate. the problem with all of this, of course, is it's two years later. even as you look at it today. there are elements in conservative ranks that are saying we don't think this is a good idea. they don't think it's giving in on margins, that amounts to a tax hike. and the reason that this vote you that you witnessed is going on, there are many conservatives who say you know what? i don't understand why we would approve a bill to result in strong cuts under the sequestration to defense spending in the country some they try to address that problem. the whipping that steve was talking about. we'll address this issue separ
in order to up his negotiating leverage with president obama. that is why they have this plan "b" out there right now. if he can get the troops to say we have a plan "b," here is what is -- we are unified in support of. then he can say to the white house, we have a plan. even say to the senate you guys should consider this. i think the argue in the part is two years ago, something similar was supported by many democrats in the senate. the problem with all of this, of course,...
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we are in the misof a very tough negotiation -- midst of a very tough negotiation. they are taking place between two people. the president of the united states, barack obama, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. and i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i have been in the minority. i have served in the minority up until -- from 1980 to 1994, 14 years i served in the minority. and from 2006 until 2010, for four years i served in the minority. it's challenging. it's not easy. but we are, as i said, 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state its position on this. i know that we have heard that the majority leader in the united states senate, mr. reid, has indicated that he doesn't want to bring up, if this bill passes the house of representatives, this measure, and the president has put out a statement of administration policy that this bill would not gain his signature. now, i don't think that anyone is convinced that the bill tha
we are in the misof a very tough negotiation -- midst of a very tough negotiation. they are taking place between two people. the president of the united states, barack obama, and the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. and i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i have been in the minority. i have served in the minority up until -- from 1980 to 1994, 14 years i served in the minority. and from 2006 until 2010, for four years i served...
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and the state of negotiations which seem to be stalling over the fiscal cliff. joining me, managing editor of postpolitics.com. it was called to discuss the gun task force, but clearly the president wanted to send a signal about the state of play with john boehner and the state of play is that it is not good. >> you know, andrea, i agree broadly with you, although i would say the president did emphasize several times that they are not that far away, he cited a chart in "the new york times" the charts were similar. this is a "you should take the deal" press conference, and you're right, the president knew if he opened up the questions, he would get a fiscal cliff question. one of the things i was struck by was it was very clear the president was going to keep taking questions until he got another question on guns. he just kind of kept, okay, i'll take one more, one more, so it was a dual-purposed press conference, both to announce this gun control commission, although the president isn't calling it a commission being led by joe biden, but also kind of get himself
and the state of negotiations which seem to be stalling over the fiscal cliff. joining me, managing editor of postpolitics.com. it was called to discuss the gun task force, but clearly the president wanted to send a signal about the state of play with john boehner and the state of play is that it is not good. >> you know, andrea, i agree broadly with you, although i would say the president did emphasize several times that they are not that far away, he cited a chart in "the new york...
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house speaker boehner took a day off from near constant fiscal cliff negotiations with president obama. boehner said the white house still wants too much in tax revenue and refuses to bring new revenue in line. >> we do not have a balanced plan. only willing to fund $815 billion worth of cuts over ten years. >> reporter: bain soehner is isl talking to the white house. the house may vote soon on a bill to raise taxes on households raising $1 million or more. it's sure to pass but would fall well short of the grand bargain sought by each side. it's a legislative head shake by boehner or a sign that progress is derailed. >> speaker boehner's proposal is not balanced. will not protect the middle class. because it can't pass the senate. and it doesn't do anything. >> reporter: mr. obama wants to raise income taxes on households earning more than $400,000. the rate would increase from 35% now to 39.6%. previously mr. obama demanded higher taxes on households earning $250,000. the white house says a deal is in sight. >> there's an opportunity on the table here to achieve $1.2 trillion in addi
house speaker boehner took a day off from near constant fiscal cliff negotiations with president obama. boehner said the white house still wants too much in tax revenue and refuses to bring new revenue in line. >> we do not have a balanced plan. only willing to fund $815 billion worth of cuts over ten years. >> reporter: bain soehner is isl talking to the white house. the house may vote soon on a bill to raise taxes on households raising $1 million or more. it's sure to pass but...
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let's say that president obama and john boehner and the republicans reach a deal and they are able to cut 1 or 2 billion fro2 bill 2 trillion over ten years. bill: think about what you just said. 1 or 2 trillion over ten years. >> that is nothing. we'll borrow another 8 or 10 trillion in ten years, we'll have done nothing to reduce the national debt. we are not even treading water, we are losing ground year after year. it's going to require fairly steep reductions in spending. the other thing we have to do is accelerate the economic growth of this country. let me just make one other point. we saw last week that the federal reserve is pumping record amounts of money into the economy. one of the things that we are doing now for the first time in our nation's history is that the treasury is borrowing all this money and bill, guess who is buying all the debt? it's actually the federal reserve bank and where do they get the money to buy the debt, bill? they print it. we are printing money to pay a debt for the first time in our nation's history. bill: you know the problem is here, you can'
let's say that president obama and john boehner and the republicans reach a deal and they are able to cut 1 or 2 billion fro2 bill 2 trillion over ten years. bill: think about what you just said. 1 or 2 trillion over ten years. >> that is nothing. we'll borrow another 8 or 10 trillion in ten years, we'll have done nothing to reduce the national debt. we are not even treading water, we are losing ground year after year. it's going to require fairly steep reductions in spending. the other...
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i've written to president obama and told him that i am committed to working with his administration as well as with chairman camp and chairman baucus to enact comprehensive and meaningful welfare reauthorization early on in the 113th congress. i made this offer to president obama with goodwill and in good faith. however, if the president rebuffs my overture, this will afford me for a vote on a resolution of disapproval next year. this is because even if the senate meets in legislative session every day until january 3 including christmas eve, new year's day, and all weekends, there will not have been 60 senate session days between the date the welfare waiver rule is deemed to have been submitted to the senate and the convening of the 113th congress. since the 112th congress will end before the full 60 session day period has alapsed, the congressional review act provides for another 60-day period to act on a resolution in 2013. i hope it doesn't come 0 that. if president obama does not withdraw the welfare waiver rule, submit a five-year tanf reauthorization plan and work with congress
i've written to president obama and told him that i am committed to working with his administration as well as with chairman camp and chairman baucus to enact comprehensive and meaningful welfare reauthorization early on in the 113th congress. i made this offer to president obama with goodwill and in good faith. however, if the president rebuffs my overture, this will afford me for a vote on a resolution of disapproval next year. this is because even if the senate meets in legislative session...
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next house speaker john boehner on negotiations with president obama on the so-called fiscal cliff. the president has said he can accept tax increases for households making more than $400,000. this is about 10 minutes. >> our hope continues to reach an agreement with the president on a balanced approach that avoids the fiscal cliff. the president is not there yet. the white house offered yesterday was $1.3 trillion in new revenues for only $850 billion in net spending reductions. that is not balanced in my opinion. so at the same time we're going to continue to talk with the president we're going to also move to plan b. i think we all know that every income tax filed in america is going to pay a higher rate come january 1 unless congress agents. i believe it is important that we protect as many american taxpayers as we can. our plan b would protect american tax -- taxpayers who make $1 million or less. i hope we can reach an agreement that would reduce spending. i think it would be better for our country and having a backup plan and moving down that path is the course of action for
next house speaker john boehner on negotiations with president obama on the so-called fiscal cliff. the president has said he can accept tax increases for households making more than $400,000. this is about 10 minutes. >> our hope continues to reach an agreement with the president on a balanced approach that avoids the fiscal cliff. the president is not there yet. the white house offered yesterday was $1.3 trillion in new revenues for only $850 billion in net spending reductions. that is...
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speaker boehner said he's open to negotiations with the president on obama's latest offer. chiefly, they're looking for a larger health care spending cuts and, again, some more movement on the tax rates. so a deal could come together in the next hours or days. >> and as far as you know, those negotiations off the floor and behind the scenes are still continuing? >> that's right. they seem to be. >> erik wasson covering the fiscal cliff debate on the capitol hill. read his work on "the hill" and follow him on elwasson. >> we are live on the senate side outside the senate waiting to hear from republican and democratic leaders after their party launches and we certainly will likely -- lunches and we certainly will hear the fiscal cliff negotiations. a number of reporters gathered. again that plan b offered earlier today by speaker boehner. >> i can remember, i see all this stuff in the cameras. i was a new senator, and alan simpson and i served on the same committee and he had a rule of thumb. it wasn't an important meeting unless there were six cameras there. three, four -- t
speaker boehner said he's open to negotiations with the president on obama's latest offer. chiefly, they're looking for a larger health care spending cuts and, again, some more movement on the tax rates. so a deal could come together in the next hours or days. >> and as far as you know, those negotiations off the floor and behind the scenes are still continuing? >> that's right. they seem to be. >> erik wasson covering the fiscal cliff debate on the capitol hill. read his work...
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. >>> there are signs of a breakthrough in the fiscal cliff negotiations. from the washington d.c. newsroom, it seems like both sides are moving towards common ground. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner met with president barack obama for the third time in eight days and there seems to be movement on one of the main sticking points, raising income tax on the wealthiest americans. they are targeting raising on those making more than 250,000 and house speaker john boehner has targeted those making more than 1 million. now they are targeting those making more than 400,000 a year but the president said he wants more entitlement reforms and more works needs to be done before they can reach a deal. president barack obama will have to win over liberal democrats and conservative republicans. more on that in my next update, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> we have more information about the business dealings of a man who sold a plane to the late miss rivera who was in the plane that crashed. the san jose based man backed out to buy another plane from that same executive. he did not coll
. >>> there are signs of a breakthrough in the fiscal cliff negotiations. from the washington d.c. newsroom, it seems like both sides are moving towards common ground. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner met with president barack obama for the third time in eight days and there seems to be movement on one of the main sticking points, raising income tax on the wealthiest americans. they are targeting raising on those making more than 250,000 and house speaker john boehner has...
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. >> the move is a concession in negotiations with president barack obamas to avoid the fiscal cliff the fast approaching in the timber tax cuts. >> but the offer falls short of the president's demands for a rate increase on households earning more than $250,000. >> of new suggest a possible breakthrough in the standoff to reduce the nation's huge debt problem, a spokesman for better says a deal is not imminent. >> coming up on the kron 4 news live look outside. a live look from the james lick freeway as you look out at san francisco you cannot make it out we have rain coming down again the commute slick as you head out the door. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.88 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life. welcome back the time
. >> the move is a concession in negotiations with president barack obamas to avoid the fiscal cliff the fast approaching in the timber tax cuts. >> but the offer falls short of the president's demands for a rate increase on households earning more than $250,000. >> of new suggest a possible breakthrough in the standoff to reduce the nation's huge debt problem, a spokesman for better says a deal is not imminent. >> coming up on the kron 4 news live look outside. a live...
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. >>> we're awaiting word on the next round of fiscal cliff negotiations. president obama and house speaker john boehner metaphor just under an hour at the white house late yesterday afternoon. still no deal. aides for both men describe the session as frank and say the lines of communication will stay open. the law of the land, that's how house speaker john boehner described the affordable care act, it overhauled the nation's health care system and today marks a critical milestone in the implementation of that act. states must decide whether they will set up their own exchanges which will require residents to select a health care plan. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me with more. what are the exchanges and how do they work? >> an exchange is you go online and you buy insurance because the whole point of obama care is every american is supposed to be insured by the time this is done. so let's take a look at the basics of the exchanges. it's for people who are not getting their insurance through their employer and the providers, the in
. >>> we're awaiting word on the next round of fiscal cliff negotiations. president obama and house speaker john boehner metaphor just under an hour at the white house late yesterday afternoon. still no deal. aides for both men describe the session as frank and say the lines of communication will stay open. the law of the land, that's how house speaker john boehner described the affordable care act, it overhauled the nation's health care system and today marks a critical milestone in...
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>> reporter: but congress can only watch while president obama and speaker boehner negotiate. >> most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. >> reporter: any negotiating this weekend will have to be done on the phone. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> some on capitol hill say even if a deal is reached this week, there may not be enough time to get it through the lecture. >>> today the states have to decide whether to this create their own health insurance markets or create their own exchange. this is all part of obamacare. they are online marketplaces where people will go to buy insurance. all americans will be required to have insurance beginning next year. >>> a new global study finds life expectancy is on an upward trend. it has increased 10 years since the 1970s but many people are spending more years living with illness such as cancer and heart disease. the findings in the journal lancet also show that fewer children now die from viruses and malnutrition. >>> blue shield of california wants to raise rates once again according to "l.a. times." some indiv
>> reporter: but congress can only watch while president obama and speaker boehner negotiate. >> most of us here are not in the loop of what they're discussing. >> reporter: any negotiating this weekend will have to be done on the phone. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> some on capitol hill say even if a deal is reached this week, there may not be enough time to get it through the lecture. >>> today the states have to decide whether to this create their...
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point to stuck on these negotiations. senator dick durbin president obama has taken medicare's eligibility age off the table. house minority leader nancy pelosi says democrats will knot discuss or talk social security. house speaker john boehner is still resistant to any tax rate increase. there are questions if we start to get closer to the new year when nearly every federal income tax rate is supposed to increase, would republicans still put a bill on the floor that would give the president what he wants on tax rates, just allow taxes to increase for families earning more than $250,000 a year? to that the speaker was noncommittal. >> the law of the land today is that everyone's income taxes are going to go up on january the 1st. i have made it clear that i think that is unacceptable. but, until we get this issue resolved that risk remains. >> in case of emergency the house should break the glass. the, house speaker ought to allow the republicans to vote on extending tax cuts for 98% of the american people. that would de
point to stuck on these negotiations. senator dick durbin president obama has taken medicare's eligibility age off the table. house minority leader nancy pelosi says democrats will knot discuss or talk social security. house speaker john boehner is still resistant to any tax rate increase. there are questions if we start to get closer to the new year when nearly every federal income tax rate is supposed to increase, would republicans still put a bill on the floor that would give the president...
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. >> reporter: boehner's private negotiations with president obama over the fiscal cliff have many tea party republicans like wisconsin senator ron johnson fuming. >> does speaker boehner speak for you? >> i don't know what he's doing behind closed doors, truthfully. nobody speaks for me, other than myself. >> reporter: but he told cnn, he won't filibuster a compromise that raises some taxes. >> we have to understand about our reality in some point in time, republicans have no power in this negotiation. there's only one person that can prevent taxes from being increased in the american public. it's the president. because without any action, without him being willing to sign a bill, taxes go up for every american. i don't want to see that happen. >> reporter: some conservatives who once had the power to say my way or the highway now realize the train has already left the station. some of these tea party republicans caution their new spirit of compromise largely depends on what the president proposes and a few of them remain convinced the president simply wants to take the country over t
. >> reporter: boehner's private negotiations with president obama over the fiscal cliff have many tea party republicans like wisconsin senator ron johnson fuming. >> does speaker boehner speak for you? >> i don't know what he's doing behind closed doors, truthfully. nobody speaks for me, other than myself. >> reporter: but he told cnn, he won't filibuster a compromise that raises some taxes. >> we have to understand about our reality in some point in time,...
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president obama reduced his new revenue demand from $1.6 trillion over 10 years to $1.4 trillion over 10 years. house speaker john boehner says he is the most optimistic guy in washington but serious differences remain and the republicans may not feel like they have a whole lot of leverage in the negotiations with a democrat in the white house and democrat controlling the senate but they are threatening when it comes to the calendar. take a listen. >> the president seems to be walking you ever so slowly towards the cliff. we've said we're committed to staying here. we're going to stay here right up until christmas eve, throughout the time and period before the new year because we want to make sure that we resolve this in an acceptable way for the american people. >> reporter: of course the president would like to go to hawaii for the annual vacation. lawmakers would like to go home to be with families over christmas holidays. threatening to work through the holidays may get some people's attention, jon. jon: we haven't heard from the president so far today as far as i know. we heard f
president obama reduced his new revenue demand from $1.6 trillion over 10 years to $1.4 trillion over 10 years. house speaker john boehner says he is the most optimistic guy in washington but serious differences remain and the republicans may not feel like they have a whole lot of leverage in the negotiations with a democrat in the white house and democrat controlling the senate but they are threatening when it comes to the calendar. take a listen. >> the president seems to be walking you...
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obama's handling of the talks, 25% support boehner. >>> 49ers fans who attend games at the new facility can expect a state-of-the-art stadium the team has announced a deal with sonny to pack the site with game-changing technology. fans will watch replays on l.e.d. monitors, 2500 throughout the facility offering resolution four times higher than standard hd, no need for a monitor in the back of every seat. you can use your cell phone to order food and have it delivered to your seat. >>> developer of two san francisco residental projects secured millions in funding to move forward. bloomberg is reporting one of the largest u.s. home builders has lined up 1.7 billion dollar loan from china development bank. plans call for 10,500 homes at hunter's point and 8,000 residences on treasure island. it would create two new neighborhoods in a city short on housing. >>> new school district one of 16 to be awarded federal grand. the district came in second in the nation it will receive more than 29 million dollars over the next four years. new haven won because of focus on quality personal instructi
obama's handling of the talks, 25% support boehner. >>> 49ers fans who attend games at the new facility can expect a state-of-the-art stadium the team has announced a deal with sonny to pack the site with game-changing technology. fans will watch replays on l.e.d. monitors, 2500 throughout the facility offering resolution four times higher than standard hd, no need for a monitor in the back of every seat. you can use your cell phone to order food and have it delivered to your seat....
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, obama, 47% approve, 46% disapprove. boehner, 24% approve. 54% disapprove. i would say, the republican party continues to have a branding problem. >> there is. >> or a disintegrating problem in washington. >> it is a branding problem that was born of chaos in the primary process that continues. there is a great "politico" article that actually talks about the republican problem with branding. and talks about -- >> it's a great piece. >> have you seen this? >> yeah. >> the republican party has a branding problem. these are researchers that say -- we asked 22, 23 different topics, whether americans related more to the democratic party or the republican party. 22 of the 23, they appeal more to democrats. >> yeah. >> it is a generalized, massive branding problem over what's happened nationally over the past year. >> except in the south. >> the piece, in part, points out that unlike people who sit around here, most people, normal people out there in america react emotionally to politics when they hear phrases, they react emot
, obama, 47% approve, 46% disapprove. boehner, 24% approve. 54% disapprove. i would say, the republican party continues to have a branding problem. >> there is. >> or a disintegrating problem in washington. >> it is a branding problem that was born of chaos in the primary process that continues. there is a great "politico" article that actually talks about the republican problem with branding. and talks about -- >> it's a great piece. >> have you seen...
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to find a way to negotiate. so silence is golden for christmas season. >> do you agree, ron bonjean? >> yes, i completely agree. i think that silence is best. and right now while they're figuring out how to put a deal together, i think the president softening his rhetoric in michigan on the issue yesterday was extremely helpful. you know, what we are still far apart, as far as we know, on entitlement reform, spending cuts, raising the rates, you know, we've been talking so much about raising taxes that we're not talking a lot about entitlement reform and a lot about spending cuts, and i know that's what it's going to take. there's going to have to be some significant movement on the democratic side for that to occur. so we're hopeful we can see some white smoke out of the white house and the capital this week. you know, if we don't get something by early next week, it's going to be hard to see how they can whip their members into shape and get this done by christmas p christmas. >> and jason, don't you think tha
to find a way to negotiate. so silence is golden for christmas season. >> do you agree, ron bonjean? >> yes, i completely agree. i think that silence is best. and right now while they're figuring out how to put a deal together, i think the president softening his rhetoric in michigan on the issue yesterday was extremely helpful. you know, what we are still far apart, as far as we know, on entitlement reform, spending cuts, raising the rates, you know, we've been talking so much...
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. >> president obama back on the road 24. hours after the hush-hush meeting with john boehner about the fiscal cliff. insiders in both parties say the first face-to-face solo meeting in over a year is a sign in private they are making progress but in public the president is not budging. >> i'm in the going to compromise on that principle because i won't have a situation where the wealthiest among us including folks like me keep the tax breaks and we ask the students to pay higher student loans. >> he decided to fire up the labor union base. about a republican pushbe for right to work laws in the state. >> what we shouldn't do, what we shouldn't doing is trying to take away your right to bargain for better wages at work. >> the employees cheered when the president took aim at the republican governor and legislature. >> we are talking about giving you the right to work for less money. >> the president called if union dispute and the fiscal cliff manufacturered crisis as he sounded a pessimistic tone about the possibility of ano
. >> president obama back on the road 24. hours after the hush-hush meeting with john boehner about the fiscal cliff. insiders in both parties say the first face-to-face solo meeting in over a year is a sign in private they are making progress but in public the president is not budging. >> i'm in the going to compromise on that principle because i won't have a situation where the wealthiest among us including folks like me keep the tax breaks and we ask the students to pay higher...
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obama's hands. negotiating in public amongst themselves. prematurely giving up on the tax issue and undermining house speaker boehner in the process to which bill kristol responded, it would be great if they had an idea of what republicans can do. they don't. if they follow the editors over the cliff the only affect i'm afraid would be to turn a retreat in december in to a panicked rout in january. that's an interesting back and forth combined with what you said, as well. >> no, it is. i think you see in that back and forth a conservative outlet, at least the editorial page. some of the fissures within this party. just the direction of the party, there is, again, this big vacuum. there isn't a real leader of the republican party right now and seeing the different camps sort of fighting for primacy and fighting for a voice in terms of what the direction of this party will be not only on this issue but just in terms of larger issues about the direction of the country. >> and michael, as we pointed out, the president at the detroit diesel fact
obama's hands. negotiating in public amongst themselves. prematurely giving up on the tax issue and undermining house speaker boehner in the process to which bill kristol responded, it would be great if they had an idea of what republicans can do. they don't. if they follow the editors over the cliff the only affect i'm afraid would be to turn a retreat in december in to a panicked rout in january. that's an interesting back and forth combined with what you said, as well. >> no, it is. i...